St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-01
DAKOTA DOTS AND DAsHEs.
News Notes of Interest from tho
Great TERRITORY.

NEedt AefrgtOfy.
Attempts to keep open the Fargo s. South
western branch of the Northern Pacific west
of Lisbon have been abandoned, and it will
remain blocked until the snow melts. Travel
between La Moure and Fargo takes the some
what circuitous route by way of jamestown.
1t has been the custom to let a portion of this
branch remain closed most of the winter, as
the traffic was light, and the company has
not cared to make any provision to prevent
the cuts from filling with snow. If there was
special anxiety to keep the road open, it
would be kept open.
The insanity of John Weigle, recently taken
from Plankinton to the Yankton asylum, is
believed to have had its origin in disap-
pointment in love. Four years ago he was
counting girl by letter in Iowa, but some
malicious or miSchievouS person initiated her
handwriting and wrote him that ''all was
over between them. He became unsettled
in mind, though he since married and is in
the most prosperous circumstances. He be-
came morbidly jealous and attempted his
own life.
Justice Trip is said to have under advise
ment a case of considerable interest where q
party proved up on land claim and received
final receipt from the local land Office but
the claim was afterward contested and the
entry Cancelled. The party making the oriei-
nal entry now brings suit against the United
States for the recovery of the loan on the
final receipt.
The Farmers alliance has investigated the
Plankinton Farmers Mutual Protective asso-
citation and finds that it paid out this wear
over $4,000 hail losses and saved the farmers
over $500, 900 of what they would have had 10
pay in the usual companies. The indorse-
ment given it is extremely enthusiastic and
will secure it an immense business the COM
ing year
The artesan well at Miller flows 1000 GAL
ions minute, winch will supply the city
when its population reaches 10000 This
hoe
qures ice to make it palatable to drink, but
when cool the citizens think it is q little the
best found in Dakota Its temperature is
said to be higher than any other artesian
well.
A cow breaking lamp caused the Chicago
fire it was said. a COW tipping over a barrel
of water she was drinking out of caused the
burning of the house of Mr.. Winters, Hand
cou nty farmer. The FIRE had Just started and
no other water could be had in time The
loss was about 81, 200, with $500 insurance.
A number of the active politicians from the
North went down to Mitchell to attend the ra.
cent meeting of the Farmers alliance and
returned in disgust that they were not re-.
warded with responsible positions In the
organization. They talk Of an alliance for
the North.
The removal of A. Sheidan Jones. terr,toria,
superintendent of public instruction, is de-
manded because he writes poetry-Chr1stnas
and parts MS hair and name in the middle
Gov Church will find an early successor tn
him, no doubt, but Jones will remain in thu
same station in the Huron state.
Farmer E. q. Bates. in Hand county, is the
FOUNDER OF new order among the farmers.
called the Knights of Agriculture. It's ORGAN
iZation is somewhat similar to that of the
knights of Labor, and its object to secure
united and effective action in regard to great;
monopolies. Mr.. Bates reports the order er-
tending rapidly
The editor OF the Plankinton Standard. .
Republican paper, claims that his recon,
resignation OF the postofice was due to tho
his paper. "
some OF the papers understand that there
IS movement on foot to run solid coal trains
Irom 6unaio TO Dakota points, and it is ex-
pected that reduction in rates will fouou